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"Antique" Cameo with the Bust of Julius Caesar
(Renaissance Europe )
Julius Caesar (101-44 BC) was honored as an icon of Roman military might and rule. This cameo could have been made as an individual object or as one of the Twelve Caesars. The artist took advantage of the layers of red and dark green in the jasper for this relief (cameo) carving.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1977-1978 | I, Claudius: Art in the Age of Julio-Claudians. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1971-1972 | World of Wonder. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Italy (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 3/4 x W: 1 15/16 in. (7 x 5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
42.238